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  K P Sharma Oli set to be sworn in as Nepal Prime Minister

  World | May 14, 2021 11:17 IST

  K P Sharma Oli is set to be sworn in as Nepal’s Prime Minister for the third time on Friday.

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  KP Sharma Oli reappointed as Nepal PM after opposition fails to muster majority

  World | May 13, 2021 23:21 IST

  KP Sharma Oli, in his capacity as leader of the largest political party in Nepal's Parliament, was reappointed as Prime Minister on Thursday after the Opposition parties, riddled by factionalism, failed to secure majority seats in the House to form a new government.

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  Nepal Prime Minister Oli loses vote of confidence in House of Representatives

  World | May 10, 2021 18:06 IST

  Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli lost a trust vote in the House of Representatives on Monday, in a fresh setback to the embattled premier seeking to tighten his grip on power after the CPN (Maoist Centre) led by Pushpakamal Dahal “Prachanda” withdrew support to his government.

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  Delhi Police Commissioner urges people to follow COVID appropriate behavior

  News | April 14, 2021 23:13 IST

  Amid rising cases of coronavirus disease in the Himalayan Nation, Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has warned of possible lockdown in coming days.

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  Nepal's SC quashes unification of Oli-led CPN (UML) and Prachanda-led CPN (Maoist Center)

  World | March 07, 2021 19:38 IST

  The CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Centre) merged in May 2018 to form a unified Nepal Communist Party following victory of their alliance in the 2017 general elections.  

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  Nepali communist rebel group enters politics by signing 3-point peace deal with govt

  News | March 06, 2021 20:02 IST

  A communist rebel group under the leadership of Netra Bikram Chand Biplav has entered into politics after inking a three-point peace deal with the government.

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  Remove me if you can: Nepal PM Oli challenges Prachanda

  World | February 28, 2021 19:23 IST

  Addressing an event in his home district, Jhapa, Prime Minister Oli challenged the Prachanda-led faction to table a vote of no-confidence motion and endorse that, My Republica newspaper reported.

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  In a blow to Nepal PM Oli, Supreme Court reinstates dissolved House of Representatives

  World | February 24, 2021 8:43 IST

  Nepal's Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated the dissolved House of Representatives, in a major setback to embattled Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli who was preparing for snap polls amidst a tussle for power with his rivals in the ruling communist party.

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  Janata Samajwadi Party holds protest, burns effigy of PM Oli

  News | February 08, 2021 18:20 IST

  Youth workers of Janata Samajwadi Party have continued to protest against Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's move to dissolve the House of Representatives (HoR) in Nepal.

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  Boundary issue with India will be resolved through diplomatic talks: Nepal PM Oli

  World | February 08, 2021 14:24 IST

  Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Monday said that the ongoing border disputes with India will be resolved through diplomatic talks.

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  Three former Nepal Prime Ministers protest against dissolution of parliament

  News | February 01, 2021 18:06 IST

  Former Prime Ministers of Nepal, Pushp Kamal Dahal, Madhav Kumar Nepal, and Jhala Nath Khanal hit the streets of capital city Kathmandu and participated in sit-in protests against caretaker Prime Minister, K.P. Sharma Oli on Sunday.

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  Nepal Political Turmoil: PM Oli expelled from ruling Communist Party amid political unrest

  World | January 24, 2021 20:56 IST

  Nepal caretaker Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was removed the ruling Communist Party by a Central Committee Meeting of the splinter group of the party on Sunday, as the political crisis after the dissolution of the parliament in Nepal deepens.

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  NCP Rival faction leaders threatens to revoke Oli's membership

  News | January 23, 2021 21:18 IST

  After the parliament was dissolved on Dec. 20 last month at the direction of the Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Rival faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party took to streets for the second time in less than a month against his unconstitutional move to dissolve the parliament.

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  Oli reiterates Nepal will get back territories of Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh from India

  World | January 10, 2021 23:02 IST

  Amid efforts to restore normalcy in bilateral relations that soured over a bitter border row, Nepal's Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli said on Sunday that he will get back the territories of Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh from India. 

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  Students in Nepal perform vedic practice to mock government's 'unconstitutional move'

  News | December 29, 2020 12:12 IST

  Students studying at the Sanskrit University or Balmiki Campus affiliated with rival Dahal-Nepal faction of ruling Nepal Communist Party's student union took this unique way to demonstrate against the Nepal PM Oli's move to dissolve the Lower House.

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  Amid political crisis in Nepal, Chinese leaders meet Prez Bhandari, PM Oli

  World | December 28, 2020 13:43 IST

  Concerned over the recent political crisis in Nepal following the dissolution of the House of Representatives, a high-level Chinese Communist Party (CCP) delegation arrived in Kathmandu and started marathon meetings with the top leadership of the Himalayan nation.

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  Constitutional bench to hear petitions challenging Nepal PM Oli’s move to dissolve Parliament

  World | December 25, 2020 14:40 IST

  A Constitutional bench headed by Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana will hear on Friday all petitions challenging Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli's move to abruptly dissolve Parliament. 

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  Student union of Nepal Communist Party faction stages protest in Kathmandu

  News | December 25, 2020 11:22 IST

  Student union of ruling Nepal Communist Party faction on December 24 evening staged a torch-light protest in Kathmandu against the dissolution of parliament.

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  Nepal political turmoil: Ruling NCP removes PM Oli as party chairman

  World | December 22, 2020 22:35 IST

  The ruling Nepal Communist Party's Central Committee faction led by Executive Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Tuesday removed Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli from the post of chairman and decided to take disciplinary action against him, virtually splitting the party more than two years after its formation.

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  Nepal PM Oli's three key advisors contract coronavirus

  World | October 03, 2020 19:05 IST

  Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli's chief advisor and his other two aides have contracted coronavirus that has claimed 528 lives and infected over 84,500 people in the country.